Count Sebastiano Capponi comes to Delaware County
The Delaware Valley Italian American Herald is proud to present the First Publisher’s Wine Tasting and Gourmet dinner featuring Count Sebastiano Capponi of Villa Calcinaia in Florence, Italy. The dinner will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at Margaret Kuo’s Kitchen in the Promenade at Granite Run in Media, Pa. A Knight of St. Stephen and a medal-holder...
New Italian Market Set To Open In Bayville
A new Italian American specialty market is setting up shop in Bayville, NJ. Located in Heritage Square, home of Bud, the Bayville dinosaur, Cucina Fresca said on social media that it will open sometime the week of Nov. 7. The new market will carry a variety of Italian delicacies, from grocery staples like canned tomatoes and pasta, along with fresh...
Michelin-starred Italian chef now heads kitchen of Felina in Ridgewood
Massimo Sola, who once earned a Michelin star for a restaurant in Italy, is now the executive chef at Felina, the award-winning Italian restaurant on East Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood. He has replaced Carlos Valdez, who had a short stint at Felina, which opened in 2019 with founding four-star chef Anthony Bucco. "I’m putting all my skills into a b...
Nunzio by Chef Michael DeLone Comes to Collingswood
Dining at the recently under new ownership, Nunzio by Chef Michael DeLone in Collingswood, is no ordinary night out. In fact, Owner and Executive Chef Michael DeLone won’t serve his patrons chicken parm and fettuccine Alfredo. Instead, they should expect classic Italian dishes with a sophisticated twist. The name Nunzio may sound familiar to locals...
San Giorgio, the national pasta company born in Lebanon
Since its inception in 1914, San Giorgio has remained one of the most trusted names in pasta, and throughout its early years of expansion, a mid-century fire, and its eventual position within The Hershey Company, it has left a lasting impact on Lebanon County. It all began with an Italian immigrant named Girolamo Guerrisi, who came to the United St...
A Good Egg: The Legend of Zabaglione
It’s the eggs that make the difference, says Nino Germano, chef and owner of La Scala on Eastern Avenue in Little Italy. The eggs of his childhood were laid more than 50 years ago in the old country, uova harvested in the Sicilian backyard of Nenna Fazio, his grandmother. “The eggs over there are very different,” he said. “We were organic by being...
Bagnato family brings a taste of Italy to West View
Jonathan Bagnato is humble about the bustling Italian restaurant he’s helped to create in the heart of West View. “We’re just a couple of guys from the North Side,” he’ll tell you, with a shrug and a smile. But spend much time at Severina Restaurant and Bar, owned and operated by the Bagnato family, and you’ll realize it’s not “just” anything. It’s...
Is Philly’s Best Italian Restaurant in New Jersey?
Sometimes, with restaurants, I build up expectations that are almost impossible to meet. I have been burned too many times. The chances of this happening are generally slim, but increase tenfold when a spot is recommended to me over and over again. When I found myself driving an hour and a half to Collingswood’s Zeppoli, I kept asking myself, “Will...
The Best Old School Italian Restaurants in Baltimore’s Little Italy
Baltimore’s Little Italy is a hexagon-shaped Italian-American enclave east of Inner Harbor. It is the southernmost Little Italy in the eastern United States, and comparable to both Boston and New York City’s Little Italy in terms of culture and restaurants. The streets are lined with a mix of old-school Italian restaurants, which easily stand out a...
When in Pittsburgh, eat like the Italians do
Food evokes memories, and sparks culinary pleasures to varying degrees for all of us. Some people go the extra mile to link their food to their roots. In his memoir Taste: My Life Through Food, released late last year, actor Stanley Tucci (The Devil Wears Prada, Margin Call, Captain America: The First Avenger...) wrote: “I mean, if you can’t eat an...
Il Canale’s Joe Farruggio Releases Memoir in Honor of National Italian American Heritage Month and National Pizza Month
The pizza industry in America is paved with Italian dreams. I often wonder if in1905 when Gennaro Lombardi crafted pizza in the United States using his bakers trade he learned from Naples, he had any idea of the legacy that he would leave for future generations of Italians. Lombardi is credited with developing New York Style pizza and making Lombar...
Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse to open next month in Reston
Reston will officially welcome a new steakhouse next month. Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse is set to open at Reston Station on Nov. 1, the company announced yesterday (Thursday). A grand opening party is slated for that day from 5:30-8 p.m. The 11,000-square-foot steakhouse will be located at 1902 Reston Metro Plaza. Items on the menu include...